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mwc9725e - Posted - 02/04/2007: 09:45:25
I'm having a tough time finding the "right" tuning for this. G-minor, I thought would work, but it doesn't seem right for the chorus. I've also tried double c, c-minor, and two different D tunings. The problem with those is that I can't get a low enough bass for the second-to-last note, so I have to substitute for it. I can play it on the guitar in standard tuning, in A-minor, switching to C for the beginning of the chorus. But I can't seem to figure out how to do it on the banjo, and it bothers the heck out of me. Can anyone give me a clue please?
Emiel - Posted - 02/04/2007: 09:54:15
Which song are you talking about?
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mwc9725e - Posted - 02/04/2007: 11:59:02
quote:
Originally posted by Emiel
Which song are you talking about?
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dbrooks - Posted - 02/04/2007: 12:32:51
I posted a reply to the same message you had in the Tablature section. Mary Z. Cox plays this in sawmill tuning (gDGCD). Whose version are you interested in?
David
Bill Rogers - Posted - 02/04/2007: 12:38:56
You might try Cumberland Gap tuning. f#BEAD. It's a D tuning and fingers the same as the low 4 strings of a guitar in the key of G. You can figure out the chords from there.
Bill
R.D. Lunceford - Posted - 02/04/2007: 20:15:41
I use gDGCD myself.
R.D. Lunceford- "Missourian in Exile"
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Emiel - Posted - 02/05/2007: 02:41:04
I use gDGBD, since you can use the B in the higher part of the tune. In the first part you need to fret it at the first and third position.
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